Cleared Hot with Andy Stumpf · March 2021
Episode 171 - Nic McKinley
Nic McKinley's first Cleared Hot appearance - the full origin story, from Air Force Pararescue through CIA service to founding DeliverFund, the private intelligence organization that helps law enforcement hunt human traffickers.
Key Takeaways
- The full origin story: Air Force Pararescue selection, CIA service, and the decision to build DeliverFund from scratch.
- What the CIA selection and training process actually looks like for candidates coming from a special operations background.
- The operational insight that drove the decision to leave government and build a private intelligence organization focused on trafficking.
- Why the nonprofit structure was the only model that allowed DeliverFund to work directly with law enforcement without the constraints of a government program.
From the episode
As an Operative who served as a Country Chief for a Special Unit within the CIA, Nic witnessed not only the epidemic of child trafficking within illicit markets but also the unrealized opportunity ...
DeliverFund was officially established as a 501c3 in October 2014 as a counter-human trafficking organization, focused on ending sex slavery in the United States.
Nic spent 11 years in US Special Operations as an Air Force Pararescueman prior to being recruited to the Central Intelligence Agency.
Nic has a firm understanding of these illicit, illegal markets and has the highest levels of training to effectively combat them.